Major Bleeding Predictors in Patients with Left Atrial Appendage Closure: The Iberian Registry II.
José Ramón López-MínguezJuan Manuel Nogales-AsensioEduardo Infante De OliveiraLino SantosRafael Ruiz-SalmerónDabit Arzamendi-AizpuruaMarco CostaHipólito Gutiérrez-GarcíaJose Antonio Fernández-DíazXavier FreixaIgnacio Cruz-GonzálezRaúl MorenoAndrés Íñiguez-RomoFernando Alfonso-ManterolaPublished in: Journal of clinical medicine (2020)
In this high-risk population, GIB history and age ≥75 years are the main predictors of major bleeding events after LAAC, especially during the first year. Age seems to have a greater influence on major bleeding events than on thromboembolic risk in these patients.